Adriano Rodrigues da Silva (born 8 December 1978), sometimes known as Adriano Cabeça or just Adriano, is a Brazilian

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and former player who played as a

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Playing career

Born in

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, Adriano played exclusively in his native state

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during his entire career. After starting his career with , he represented Bom Jesus in the

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and joined

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in 2003, playing for the side in the year's Série C. In 2004, Adriano joined

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, and appeared for the club in the Campeonato Alagoano Segunda Divisão. In 2005 he moved to

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, and returned to Bom Jesus for the 2006 season. Adriano helped

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to win the second division of the Alagoano in 2006, and subsequently became a regular starter for the side. He left the club in 2009 to join Penedense for the ensuing campaign, and played for

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in 2011 before retiring.

Managerial career

After retiring, Adriano first worked as a manager at former side Sete de Setembro, leading the club in the campaigns of 2013 and 2014, in the second division. In 2015, he worked as an assistant manager of another former team, Ipanema, being also an interim manager. He subsequently returned to Sete, and helped the side to achieve promotion to the first division as champions. Adriano resigned from Sete on 8 March 2016, but returned to the role for the 2017 campaign. In 2018, he was in charge of before moving to ASA to work as their under-20 manager on 3 October 2019. In November 2019, Adriano agreed to a deal with CSA to work as their under-20 manager in the ensuing campaign. He subsequently became an assistant manager of the main squad, and was an interim manager for a Série B match against Cruzeiro in September 2020, after the dismissal of

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. In April 2021, after manager

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left for Chapecoense, Adriano was named interim manager. He was also an interim on two occasions in 2022, after

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and

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left. On 14 November 2022, despite the club's relegation, Adriano was permanently named manager of CSA for the upcoming season. On 4 December, however, the club's new board announced his departure.

Honours

Player

Igaci * Campeonato Alagoano Segunda Divisão: 2006

Manager

Sete de Setembro * Campeonato Alagoano Segunda Divisão: 2015

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Adriano 1978 births Living people People from Maceió Sportspeople from Alagoas Brazilian footballers Association football midfielders Campeonato Brasileiro Série C players Agremiação Sportiva Arapiraquense players Centro Sportivo Alagoano players Ipanema Atlético Clube players Brazilian football managers Campeonato Brasileiro Série B managers Centro Sportivo Alagoano managers